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  1. How Greece reduced its unemployment rate to less than 10 pct
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    One of several indicators that captured the pain suffered by the Greek economy because of the debt crisis and the adjustment programmes is the unemployment rate. In just four years, the monthly rate reached a staggering 28 pct in the summer of 2013. It ...

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  2. Podcast - Budgeting for the future: How robust is the Greek economy?

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    Greek Parliament is about to vote on the 2025 budget, so The Agora is looking at what the government's economic plan entails, while also examining the bigger picture as far as the country's economy is concerned. MacroPolis co-founder Yiannis Mouzakis jo...

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  3. How Iran war is reshaping Greece’s economy

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    The war in Iran has entered its second month, precipitating what the International Energy Agency (IEA) describes as the “largest supply disruption in the history of global oil markets”. The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has been compounded b...

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  4. How inflation has reshaped Greek household spending
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    Agora

    A specific form of financial pressure has accumulated in Greece over the past five years, reflected in a steady rise in the cost of living. Between January 2020 and December 2025, consumer prices increased by 22.6%. An average household that spent €1,33...

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  5. Unlocking inactive properties: How vacant homes distort Greece's property market
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    EconomyFeatures

    The Greek real estate market is currently defined by a sharp contradiction: house prices continue to climb rapidly even though a significant portion of the country's housing stock remains empty. While traditional economic logic suggests that a stable ph...

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  6. Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus

    Agora

    , it’s easy to see how unprepared everyone was for the current situation. My main focus today will be on Greece, outlining how it got into this mess and where it goes from here. I will touch on some... this crisis and how events have evolved there over the last few years. One of America’s most famous

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  7. A virus is spreading across China, but so is the demand for transparency
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    Agora

    is enormous. The spread of the virus, how long it will last and how deeply it will impact Chinese..., travel, or simply return to work leads the Chinese authorities into unchartered territory. How long..., testing kits and face masks to meet the rising demand? Furthermore, how fast can the race to identify

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  8. Bravo, Bank of Greece
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    Agora

    its own mind as to how the economy is doing, not endless political spin. The Bank of Greece is now... relief when asking how long the recent sharp employment growth can continue? With a shrinking population...…). This is critical to assess how long the recovery can last and how much growth can still be extracted from

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  9. Newsletter 10 - 09/01/2015

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    In periods of increased uncertainty, depositor sentiment is always closely monitored, particularly to see how... in the system. Moreover, given how polarized this electoral campaign is developing and how close...: * How would a SYRIZA-led coalition government deal with foreign investment initiatives? More

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  10. Greek leaders' contrasting visions all a blur
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    Agora

    for how they want to shape the economy (and with it the country) for the first time since Athens agreed... earlier this month, but they also outlined how they believe the country should move forward after... billion euros. How a New Democracy government would find the extra 2.5 billion euros or more

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